Psyche and Cupid, also known as Psyche receiving Cupid's first kiss by Francois Gerard 1798.

Psyche and Cupid, also known as Psyche Receiving Cupid’s First Kiss, was painted by François Gérard in 1798 in oil on canvas. The Neoclassical work depicts Cupid gently kissing Psyche, whose still, pale form and distant gaze create a mood of innocence, awakening, and divine encounter. Its smooth surfaces, idealized bodies, soft landscape, and mythological subject reflect late 18th-century taste for classical beauty and emotional restraint.

François Gérard was a French painter associated with Neoclassicism and a student of Jacques-Louis David. He became famous for elegant mythological scenes and refined portraits of Napoleonic and Restoration-era elites. Gérard’s art is known for polished technique, graceful figures, and a balance between classical formality and romantic feeling.